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  • Microsoft Announces “Mango” Update for Windows Phone 7 – Autumn Release

    Microsoft has made the Windows Phone 7 Update official at its VIP preview event. We will be covering the details in the followups , right now you can browse below to read the Press Release. There is a major Revamp in Bing, showcased in the video below.

     

     

    PRESS RELEASE

    Microsoft Previews Next Release of Windows Phone

    “Mango” to deliver smarter and easier communications, apps and Internet experiences and bring Windows Phone to more customers around the world.

    REDMOND, Wash. – May 24, 2011 – Microsoft Corp. today previewed the next major release of Windows Phone, code-named “Mango,” through a series of media events around the world. “Mango” will deliver more than 500 new features to push the boundaries of the smartphone experience around communications, apps and the Internet. The “Mango” release will be available for free to Windows Phone 7 customers and is scheduled to ship on new phones beginning this fall. More details on device update timing will be provided closer to availability. Windows Phone will also add support for additional languages, expand access to apps by launching Windows Phone Marketplace in new countries, and partner with new OEMs to enable expansion to new markets.*

    “Seven months ago we started our mission to make smartphones smarter and easier for people to do more,” said Andy Lees, president of the Mobile Communications Business at Microsoft. “With ‘Mango,’ Windows Phone takes a major step forward in redefining how people communicate and use apps and the Internet, giving you better results with less effort.”

    Communications: Easier to Connect and Share

    The smartphone experience can be complicated by a sea of disconnected apps and accounts as people attempt to keep pace with all the ways they communicate – from calls, texts, email and instant messages (IM) to status updates, Tweets, check-ins, photo posting and tagging. To help people stay on top of that growing complexity, the “Mango” release organizes information around the person or group people want to interact with, not the app they have to use.

    • Threads. Switch between text, Facebook chat and Windows Live Messenger within the same conversation.

    • Groups. Group contacts into personalized Live Tiles to see the latest status updates right from the Start Screen and quickly send a text, email or IM to the whole group.

    • Deeper social network integration. Twitter and LinkedIn feeds are now integrated into contact cards, and “Mango” includes built-in Facebook check-ins and new face detection software that makes it easier to quickly tag photos and post to the Web.

    • Linked inbox. See multiple email accounts in one linked inbox. Conversations are organized to make it easy to stay on top of the latest mail.

    • Hands-free messaging. Built-in voice-to-text and text-to-voice support enables hands-free texting or chatting.

    A Smarter Approach to Apps

    Windows Phone will challenge the way people think about apps. Today their usefulness is measured by what can be done within the app, but Microsoft sees the promise of apps in how they can be integrated directly into the core experiences of the phone. In addition to making it easy to get timely notifications and updates from apps right from the Start Screen, the “Mango” release also will surface apps as part of search results and within Windows Phone Hubs. As a result, a useful app is more likely to be right there when needed.

    • App Connect. By connecting apps to search results and deepening their integration with Windows Phone Hubs, including Music and Video and Pictures, “Mango” allows apps to be surfaced when and where they make sense.

    • Improved Live Tiles. Get real-time information from apps without having to open them. Live Tiles can be more dynamic and hold more information.

    • Multitasking. Quickly switch between apps in use and allow apps to run in the background, helping to preserve battery life and performance.

    Taking the Internet Beyond the Browser

    In addition to including Internet Explorer, the “Mango” release will connect the power of the Web to the unique capabilities of Windows Phones, such as location awareness, camera and access to apps, to present a way of viewing the Web that is more localized, actionable and relevant.

    • Internet Explorer 9. A browser based on the powerful Internet Explorer 9 and including support for HTML5 and full hardware acceleration.

    • Local Scout. Provides hyperlocal search results and recommends nearby restaurants, shopping and activities in an easy-to-use guide.

    • Bing on Windows Phone. More ways to search the Web, including Bing Vision, Music Search and Voice so it’s easy to discover and decide.

    • Quick Cards. When searching for a product, movie, event or place, see a quick summary of relevant information, including related apps.

    Strengthening the Ecosystem

    The Windows Phone ecosystem has grown steadily since Windows Phone 7 first launched in October, with more than 17,000 apps currently available on Windows Phone Marketplace and Windows Phone handsets available from a range of partners worldwide, and Microsoft’s recently announced partnership with Nokia. “Mango” will further expand and strengthen the Windows Phone ecosystem through new partnerships with Acer Inc., Fujitsu Ltd. and ZTE Corp., which today announced plans to deliver new Windows Phone devices in markets around the world. Furthermore, Microsoft announced it will support additional languages, including Brazilian Portuguese, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, and Swedish, and will greatly expand the list of countries where consumers have access to apps via Windows Phone Marketplace. As well, a beta release of the free Windows Phone Developer tools, which will be used to create the next generation of “Mango” apps and games, will be posted for public download to Microsoft’s website within 24 hours of today’s events. More information about what “Mango” means for developers, the tools and a link to the public download page is available at http://windowsteamblog.com/windows_phone/b/wpdev/archive/2011/05/24/developer-news-beta-mango-tools-available-today.aspx.
    Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq “MSFT”) is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential.

    Some information relates to pre-released product that may be substantially modified before it’s commercially released. Microsoft makes no warranties, express or implied, with respect to the information provided here.

    *Data plan required; carrier fees apply. Apps from Marketplace. Features and services vary by area, phone, carrier and service plan.

  • Windows Phone 7 to come with over 500 new Features; says Ballmer

    While at the Japanese Microsoft Developers Forum, Microsoft’s CEO confirmed that the next Windows Phone update, codenamed Mango, will add “over 500 new features” to the mobile operating system. Microsoft had earlier detailed the new Mango Update showcasing the basic new features including

    • Bing Audio
    • Bing Vision
    • Turn-by-turn navigation in Bing Maps
    • Native podcast player
    • Speech recognition

    To name a few, Check out the Video of Steve Ballmer, at the Forum below.

  • Nokia’s Win Phone 7 Devices will come with ST-Ericsson U8500 Chipsets

    Nokia’s Win Phone 7 Devices will come with ST-Ericsson U8500 Chipsets

    According to Forbes, Nokia will use ST-Ericsson hardware to power at least some of its Windows Phones. The U8500 chipset is a Nokia loved dual core processor which will be housed within Windows Phone 7 handsets out of Nokia’s Stable.

    According to several other reports the Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset might also be one of the first few chipsets to be used by Nokia, Quickly to be followed by ST-U8500 for its powerhouse WP7 lineup in 2012-13.

  • Windows Phone 7 “Mango” Business features Explained

    Windows Phone 7 “Mango” Business features Explained

    Paul Bryan, Microsoft’s senior director of business experiences product management for Windows Phone, has written a blog post that details Windows Phone Mango’s business productivity features.

    WIN PHO 7 with added capabilities for IT departments, including complex password support, information rights management support, and the ability to access hidden corporate Wi-Fi networks.

    “This week, we expect to exceed 16,000 apps available in the Windows Phone Marketplace,” Bryan.

     

    [Source]

  • Windows Phone 7 “Mango Update” will add Facebook chat and Office 365 Integration

    Windows Phone 7 “Mango Update” will add Facebook chat and Office 365 Integration

    A few juicy details of the upcoming mango update have been seen. That include Facebook Chat and Office 365 (plus SkyDrive and SharePoint), a new games hub with Xbox Live integration (new “Automatic Sync” ). This is still unconfirmed news, but considering the showcase of the update at the Dev Conf. earlier  looks like this is highly likely.

     

    [Windows Phone Dev Podcast]

  • Windows Phone 7 New Mango Update features revealed

    Windows Phone 7 New Mango Update features revealed

     

    Microsoft’s upcoming “Mango” update is the next exciting thing for all Windows Phone 7 users. Windowsphonesecrets.com revealed the new features of the upcoming update and they seem to be adding quite a few interesting things.

    • Bing Audio, which will identify songs by listening to music
    • Bing Vision, which will provide barcode scanning + Camera assisted search
    • Turn-by-turn navigation in Bing Maps
    • Speech recognition support in messaging
    • Native podcast player
  • Next Windows Phone 7 Software update (Mango) to be called Windows Phone 7.5

    Next Windows Phone 7 Software update (Mango) to be called Windows Phone 7.5

    Microsoft has accidentally confirmed that its next major Windows Phone update aka Mango will be infact Called WIndows Phone 7.5.

    Mango update will bring

    • Multitasking
    • Internet Explorer 9 mobile
    • Twitter integration

    Microsoft also showcased several new features of the Mango Update Earlier this Year at the MIX developers confrence.

    [VIA]

  • Nokia – Microsoft Sign Strategic Agreement (PR) – To bring First WP7 Phone By Year End

    Nokia – Microsoft Sign Strategic Agreement (PR) – To bring First WP7 Phone By Year End

    Nokia and Microsoft entered the Strategic alliance a couple months back discussing and announcing their partnership, This partnership has been finalized and signed by both companies revealing the true nature of the agreement and giving a fair understanding of the Questions on everyones minds.

    A video explaining the partnership was released by Nokia a few hours back detailing the partnership.

    The Key Questions Answered

    1: When will the devices be launched?

    A : There is pressure to deliver the first handsets in the market by end 2011

    2: How will this agreement benefit the experience of the User?

    A: Nokia has begun porting Nokia Apps and Services to WP7 and has also begun customizing it to the requirement of the Nokia User. The agreement enables Nokia and MS to work in Tandem and deliver services and goods that other manufacturers may or may not have the ability to deliver.

    3: WHats in it for Developers?

    A: Existing Nokia developers will get free registration in the new WP7 developer channel.

    4: What Assets does Nokia Bring to the Table?

    A: The biggest Asset Nokia Brings to the WP7 interface is a large group of Professional Mobile Software engineers who will shift focus from Symbian to Windows Phone 7 to bring about a drastic new Interface and experience for the User. The other advantage is the Nokia Maps and Navigation which will fill in the large void left in by BING maps.

     

     

    FULL PR

    Nokia and Microsoft sign definitive agreement ahead of schedule

    Espoo, Finland and Redmond, US – Nokia (NYSE: NOK) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) today announced the signing of a definitive agreement on a partnership that will result in a new global mobile ecosystem, utilizing the very complementary assets of both companies. Completed ahead of schedule, the definitive agreement is consistent with the joint announcement made on February 11.

    In addition to agreeing to the terms of their partnership, including joint contributions to the development of the new ecosystem, Nokia and Microsoft also announced significant progress on the development of the first Nokia products incorporating Windows Phone. With hundreds of personnel already engaged on joint engineering efforts, the companies are collaborating on a portfolio of new Nokia devices. Nokia has also started porting key applications and services to operate on Windows Phone and joint outreach has begun to third party application developers.

    “At the highest level, we have entered into a win-win partnership,” said Stephen Elop, President and CEO of Nokia Corporation. “It is the complementary nature of our assets, and the overall competitiveness of that combined offering, that is the foundation of our relationship.”

    “Our agreement is good for the industry,” said Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft. “Together, Nokia and Microsoft will innovate with greater speed, and provide enhanced opportunities for consumers and our partners to share in the success of our ecosystem.”

    The relationship is structured around four broad areas:

    1. A combination of complementary assets, which make the partnership truly unique, including:

    – Nokia to deliver mapping, navigation, and certain location-based services to the Windows Phone ecosystem. Nokia will build innovation on top of the Windows Phone platform in areas such as imaging, while contributing expertise on hardware design and language support, and helping to drive the development of the Windows Phone platform. Microsoft will provide Bing search services across the Nokia device portfolio as well as contributing strength in productivity, advertising, gaming, social media and a variety of other services. The combination of navigation with advertising and search will enable better monetization of Nokia’s navigation assets and completely new forms of advertising revenue.

    – Joint developer outreach and application sourcing, to support the creation of new local and global applications, including making Windows Phone developer registration free for all Nokia developers.

    – Opening a new Nokia-branded global application store that leverages the Windows Marketplace infrastructure. Developers will be able to publish and distribute applications through a single developer portal to hundreds of millions of consumers that use Windows Phone, Symbian and Series 40 devices.

    – Contribution of Nokia’s expertise in operator billing to ensure participants in the Windows Phone ecosystem can take advantage of Nokia’s billing agreements with 112 operators in 36 markets.

    2. Microsoft will receive a running royalty from Nokia for the Windows Phone platform, starting when the first Nokia products incorporating Windows Phone ship. The royalty payments are competitive and reflect the large volumes that Nokia expects to ship, as well as a variety of other considerations related to engineering work to which both companies are committed. Microsoft delivering the Windows Phone platform to Nokia will enable Nokia to significantly reduce operating expenses.

    3. In recognition of the unique nature of Nokia’s agreement with Microsoft and the contributions that Nokia is providing, Nokia will receive payments measured in the billions of dollars.

    4. An agreement that recognizes the value of intellectual property and puts in place mechanisms for exchanging rights to intellectual property. Nokia will receive substantial payments under the agreement.

    With the definitive agreement now signed, both companies will begin engaging with operators, developers and other partners to help the industry understand the benefits of joining the new ecosystem. At the same time, work will continue on developing Nokia products on the Windows Phone platform, with the aim of securing volume device shipments in 2012. The scale of both companies’ mutual commitment is significant and is in keeping with the intention to build a new ecosystem based on this long-term, strategic partnership.

     

  • HTC Mazaa Leaked as a CDMA Windows Phone 7 Device

    HTC Mazaa Leaked as a CDMA Windows Phone 7 Device

    XDA-Developers have received an image of what they are calling the HTC Mazaa. It is the world’s first CDMA phone, with 3.7-inch screen and  GSM capabilities (thats right GSM capable), which runs Windows Phone 7.

  • Windows Phone 7 upcoming features introduced at the MIX developers conference

    Windows Phone 7 upcoming features introduced at the MIX developers conference

    Microsoft demoed the upcoming version changes on the next generation of Windows Phone 7 Devices , major features including multitasking, background audio, push notifications and raw sensor data (not to mention over 1500 new APIs) in the next version of Windows Phone. Check out the video below courtesy of Engadget.

  • Nokia W7 and W8 to be the First 2 Nokia Windows Phone 7 Devices

    Nokia W7 and W8 to be the First 2 Nokia Windows Phone 7 Devices

    Here is an interesting tidbit. A report at russian website Habrahabr [Russian] claims that they have first hand information on the new and upcoming models of Nokia’s Windows Phone 7 Lineup. The W7 and the W8 will be both touch screen, where either of them will have a slide out full qwerty keyboard. They also present information on how Nokia will get to play with the Phase 2 of Windows Phone 7 Devices where the form factor limitation will be lifted and the ability to reorganize the operating system, will be an integral part of the Manufacturers capability.

     

  • HTC Announces New HD7s, Coming in Summer

    HTC Announces New HD7s, Coming in Summer

    HTC has just announced the new HTC HD7s, A successor to the HD7 which has only a minor improvement in tow, which actually turns out to be a major improvement. The HD7s adds a Super LCD to the mix making the display even more eye-friendly and much better in drastic situations. Thic change will also improve the battery life of the unit and make using the device a better experience.

    Our Sources at HTC India say this device will hit as a quiet Update in June-July 2011 in India. Pricing Similar to the existing model is expected.

  • Nokia’s new Tablet may not come with Windows Phone 7

    Nokia’s new Tablet may not come with Windows Phone 7

    According to a report filed by Reuters, Nokia’s new and upcoming  Tablets will not be coming with Windows Phone 7.  A source in common with the Finnish company’s plans told the publication that  Nokia is weighing all options when it comes to tablets, and its now sleepy smartphone operating system — MeeGo — is a definite possibility. This February, Nokia announced that it would use Microsoft’s Windows Phone mobile operating systems on future, high-end smartphones. The company’s tablet plans are, however, still unknown. A recent patent filing found in the United States Patent and Trade Office’s database has reignited rumors that the mobile giant will be releasing a tablet.

  • HTC Ignite, Prime, and Pyramid renders leaked

    HTC Ignite, Prime, and Pyramid renders leaked

    Chinese site xda.cn has posted  renders of the Pyramid’s front and rear, specs are also being thrown around :

    • 4.3-inch 960 x 540 display
    • 8 megapixel primary and 1.3 megapixel front cameras
    • 768MB of RAM
    • Android 3.0 (seems unlikely)

    Along with that there is also considerabe evidence and renders of the two new upcoming Windows phone devices from the Taiwanese giant.

    Ignite, has a underclocked 1GHZ processor marked at 800MHz Qualcomm processor, a 3.7-inch display, and a 5 megapixel camera around back.

    The Prime, however, has a slide-out QWERTY keyboard and similar specs to the Ignite.

    [xda.cn]

  • Microsoft Paying Nokia More Than a Billion for the Manufacture of Windows Phone 7 Devices

    Microsoft Paying Nokia More Than a Billion for the Manufacture of Windows Phone 7 Devices

    While this may me confirmed on many levels, it still remains to be clarified. Bloomberg claims that it has two sources involved deeply in the process citing that there is a flow of $$ from Redmond to Espoo which is in excess of $ 1 billion, directed towards the manufacture of mobile phones holding the MS phone OS. It calls for Microsoft to pay a portion of the agreement before the final merger this year along-with Nokia sending cash in the other direction for device licenses.

    Talk about holding the key and the lock in the same hand, still wondering why Nokia didn’t choose Android?

     

    [Bloomberg Businessweek]

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